Head of Financial Business Services

Posting date:	21 January 2026
Salary:	£61,939.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£61939.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 January 2026
Location:	South Shields, NE33 4JP
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	B0170-26-0001

Summary

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF HOFBS 1. Managing the Finance Team in the day to day operational activities of the department, encouraging team development and flexibility to support emerging business needs and the growth. 2. Working with the Chief Executive, the Senior Leadership Team and other key staff to develop strategic plans for the organisation, consistent with and supportive of the strategic direction of key partners. Taking a strategic approach to developing the Finance function over the longer term. 3. Advising senior and line managers in the management of complex finance issues; providing budgeting advice and guidance including contract review. 4. Support the preparation of tenders or other service provision proposals with accurate anticipated costings, providing advice on the financial feasibility of potential business opportunities. 5. Developing and maintaining an appropriate delegatory framework to ensure the organisation can function effectively and efficiently whilst minimising the risk of fraud or error. 6.Proposing, developing and implementing finance policies and procedures, within own area and beyond, that are compliant with statute and best practice. Implementing system controls to reduce the risk of financial losses. 7. Prepare annual budgets, and interim forecasts, to facilitate medium and longer term financial planning. 8. Prepare regular management accounts that accurately reflect the financial position of the business. Providing sufficient detail to inform decision making for each income stream. 9. Prepare cashflow forecasts to assure the organisation will be able to meet its liabilities in a timely fashion and or make use of surplus funds in the most effective manner. 10. Prepare the annual statutory accounts and liaise with external accountants and auditors as required. 11. Prepare and or review corporation tax returns, ensuring the business discharges any liability in a timely manner. 12. Understand VAT regulations that apply to the provision of healthcare services and to any other relevant income streams. Ensure the organisation is appropriately registered, and accounts for input and output tax accordingly. 13. Manage the Finance team to post transactions to the financial ledgers ensuring the system is always complete, accurate and up to date. 14. Prepare regular reconciliations of major accounts including fixed assets, accruals, prepayments and the bank. 15. Ensure suppliers are paid amounts that are rightly due within the agreed terms, authorising financial transactions as permitted within the delegatory framework. 16. Ensure customers remit all funds due to the organisation promptly. 17. Management of the monthly payroll process, including all adjustments for pension, sessional worker payments, overtime and expense payments. 18. Management of all NHS and NEST pensions schemes on behalf of the organisation ensuring compliance with NHS guidance and statutory requirements 19. Provision of quarterly reports to the Board. 20. Management of PCN funds ensuring income is complete and liaising with CDs to ensure funds are accounted for and treated in line with PCN requirements 21. Provision of accurate financial statements and updated forecasts for each PCN and quarterly attendance at PCN meetings. 22. Preparation for, attendance and presentation at AGM and PCN Annual Planning Meetings. 23. Engage with developing system wide initiatives to provide greater efficiencies in the delivery of health and social care. This may involve representing the organisation at system-wide meetings addressing financial issues, developing responses and initiatives to system wide budgeting financial issues, consulting with member practices to understand their requirements and identifying appropriate solutions, working with other stakeholders including Health Education England, NHS pensions, ICB, etc 24. Maintain the statutory books and records at Companies House. 25. Take personal responsibility for maintaining up to date generalist finance knowledge and expertise and good current knowledge of the business environment. 26. Ensure information and data governance relating to finance data is processed to all relevant standards such as General Data Protection Regulations. 27. Oversee STHCs Insurance Schedule, ensuring appropriate cover for all areas of the business and manage the submission of any claims. 28. Oversee and manage shareholders share allocation and prepare the updated annual submission statement. 29. Develop and maintain a robust financial risk register, complete with effective mitigations to ensure the sustainability, compliance and growth of STHC. 30. Preparing the organisation for external audit, ensuring regulatory compliance, as well as undertaking periodic internal audits to ensure local compliance. 31. Develop and maintain the STHC Asset Register supported by the Operations Coordinator GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALL STHC ROLES Job Description The Main Duties of the role are not intended to be exhaustive and it is expected that the post holder supports the organisation with reasonable requests to complete tasks outside of these duties from time to time. Confidentiality In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may have access to confidential or sensitive information. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and should be treated in accordance with STHCs policies and procedures, and the protection of personal and sensitive data guidelines, as outlined in staff mandatory training. Personal Development Training: Undertake activities to contribute to own knowledge and understand of working within a complex Primary Care organisation Contribute to collection and dissemination of information to promote advancement of knowledge and education amongst colleagues. Seek appropriate opportunities to advance own professional and personal development. Participate in care quality activities and implement agreed action plan as appropriate. Provide regular managerial and supervision to Team members. To keep up to date and participate in training programmes identified in a personal Development Plan. To ensure self knowledge of changes in health care commissioning and funding flows. Support development of a culture for learning To encourage learning and consider the training needs of staff within the team, and to contribute to training within the team. Health And Safety The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in STHC's Health & Safety Policy to include: Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. Ensuring that all accidents are reported and investigated and follow up action taken where necessary. Maintain mandatory staff training, as required by the postholder role. Equality, Diversity And Inclusion The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, inclusion and rights of colleagues to include, Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights. Quality The post holder will strive to maintain quality and will, Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Communication and Behaviours The post holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to, Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Be respectful at all times The post holder will demonstrate positive behaviours as outlined includin,: in STHCs Behaviour Framework, role modelling STHC. Working proactively within the STHC One Team ethos, support, promote and embed STHCs Vision and Mission Role model compassionate, inclusive and approachable behaviours to all colleagues, demonstrating STHC values at all times and calling out unacceptable behaviours of others Promote and role model the positive behaviours outlined in the STHC Behaviours Framework. Strategy and Vision Contribute views and ideas for consideration and inclusion in the development of the STHC strategy and delivery plan. Support the delivery of STHCs strategy, aligning personal objectives with activity and priorities set out in the Annual Delivery Plan.